{
  "id": 9234631,
  "title": "Why Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are losing the AI race they think they are winning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/why-singapore-indonesia-and-vietnam-are-losing-the-ai-race-they-think",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "e27",
    "slug": "e27",
    "url": "https://e27.co/why-singapore-indonesia-and-vietnam-are-losing-the-ai-race-they-think-they-are-winning-20260916/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The article discusses the challenges faced by Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam in their pursuit of becoming AI leaders, despite significant investments in infrastructure and workforce development. While these countries have committed billions of dollars and set ambitious workforce targets, they are experiencing a growing talent shortage that threatens their AI ambitions. In Indonesia, the demand for digital talent is projected to reach 12 million by 2030, but only 9.3 million workers are expected to be available, leaving a shortfall of 2.7 million. Similarly, Singapore, ranked third globally on the AI Readiness Index, faces a talent shortage, with 71% of employers reporting difficulty hiring skilled professionals. Vietnam aims to train 500,000 IT workers by 2025, but has yet to fill this gap. The article highlights this paradox, referred to as the \"Hollow Stack,\" where infrastructure and policy are in place, but the skilled workforce required to operate and manage it is dwindling.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}